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What decreases blood glucose? |
insulin, also insulin stimulated growth and development |
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What increases blood glucose? |
- glucagon - cortisol - growth hormone - catecholamines |
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Where is the pancrease located name? |
retroperitoneal structure |
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What percent of pancreas tissues are the islets of Langerhans? |
2% |
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What do the alpha, beta, and gamma cells of the islets of langerhans do? |
alpha- glucagon beta- insulin gamma- somatostatin |